Brachys ovatus

Brachys ovatus is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in Central America and North America.[1][2][3]

Brachys ovatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Buprestidae
Genus: Brachys
Species:
B. ovatus
Binomial name
Brachys ovatus
(Weber, 1801)
Synonyms[1]
  • Brachys aurulenta (Kirby, 1837)
  • Brachys bellporti Nicolay and Weiss, 1923
  • Brachys horni Kerremans, 1896
  • Brachys laevicauda LeConte, 1860
  • Brachys molestus Gory, 1841
  • Brachys terminans Gory and Laporte, 1840

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Brachys ovatus:

  • Brachys ovatus bellporti Nicolay & Weiss
  • Brachys ovatus ovatus

References
  1. "Brachys ovatus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  2. "Brachys ovatus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-22.

Further reading
  • Bellamy, C.L. (2013). "The world of jewel beetles". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  • Nelson, Gayle H.; Walters Jr., George C. Jr.; Haines, R. Dennis; Bellamy, Charles L. (2008). A Catalog and Bibliography of the Buprestoidea of America North of Mexico. Special Publication No. 4. The Coleopterists' Society. ISBN 978-0972608787.
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.


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